Hannahs Books | Reads and Rambles, 6 August 2023 @HannahsBooks | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
In which I talk about Faulkner in August, Amor Towles, Women in Translation, and the process of writing formal book reviews--all while trying to get my Booktube sea legs back.
BOOKS DISCUSSED:
Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner #FaulknerInAugust
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles--a buddy read with Cathie Grimm of the channel @thegrimmreader3649 and Christina of @knittingbooksetc.2810
Ti Amo by Hanne Orstvik #WomenInTranslation #WITmonth #WITreadathon
BOOKS BRIEFLY MENTIONED:
Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather by Benjamin Taylor
The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life by Clare Carlisle
Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-Cooper
Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies by Elizabeth Winkler
August Wilson: A Life by Pattii Harrigan
Tag Video filmed with @saintdonoghue and Frieda: youtu.be/sAOUrh9F1xU
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Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
In which I talk about Faulkner in August, Amor Towles, Women in Translation, and the process of writing formal book reviews--all while trying to get my Booktube sea legs back.
BOOKS DISCUSSED:
Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner #FaulknerInAugust
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles--a buddy read with Cathie Grimm of the channel @thegrimmreader3649 and Christina of @knittingbooksetc.2810
Ti Amo by Hanne Orstvik #WomenInTranslation #WITmonth #WITreadathon
BOOKS BRIEFLY MENTIONED:
Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather by Benjamin Taylor
The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life by Clare Carlisle
Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-Cooper
Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies by Elizabeth Winkler
August Wilson: A Life by Pattii Harrigan
Tag Video filmed with @saintdonoghue and Frieda: youtu.be/sAOUrh9F1xU
Support this channel: ko-fi.com/hannahsbooks
Voxer: hannahsbooks
Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
![Women on the Move in a Changing World: Travel and Women’s History #NonfictionNovember [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2Xgnbdrj2wM/hqdefault.jpg "Women on the Move in a Changing World: Travel and Women’s History #NonfictionNovember [CC]
In which I celebrate Nonfiction November by talking about three recent books which explore the theme of women’s changing experiences of travel.
#NonfictionNovember2021 is the brainchild of @abookolive
Books Discussed:
MAIDEN VOYAGES: Magnificent Ocean Liners and the Women Who Traveled and Worked Aboard Them by Siân Evans
THE BARBIZON: The Hotel That Set Women Free by Paulina Bren
COME FLY THE WORLD: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia Cooke
CHAPTERS
Introduction 00:00
Ships 02:06
Hotels 06:03
Planes 10:10
Comparison 14:38
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![The Short and Sweet Book Tag #TagTuesday [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2YZlskR14_U/hqdefault.jpg "The Short and Sweet Book Tag #TagTuesday [CC]
In which I talk about short books in celebration of Tag Tuesday.
The Origins of the “Short & Sweet” lists:
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf
@saintdonoghue
Don’t miss Shorty September! Hosts:
Bert and Sian @pastorytime2683
Heather at Soggy ExPat Booknerd: https://youtu.be/blYkR1C1DcM
My video about Anne Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You: https://youtu.be/5MlBcFGalcw
My Bucket List video: https://youtu.be/YL_fEra8m8A
My review of the Graham Green biography: https://openlettersreview.com/posts/the-unquiet-englishman-a-life-of-graham-greene-by-richard-greene
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![The B Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3AzODEV_yoQ/hqdefault.jpg "The B Tag [CC]
In which I celebrate Tag Tuesday by doing the next installment of the series of alphabet tags created by Jim at Jims Books Reading and Stuff.
Original tag was created by Jim at the channel Jims books reading & stuff https://youtu.be/5OfDzdyMoWE
@Steve Donoghue was kind enough to tag me.
Videos Mentioned: Behind the Scenes (with footage of many of my real bookshelves) https://youtu.be/u1yQmj88P00
Books Mentioned:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Outermost House by Henry Beston
The House by the Sea by May Sarton
Low Country: A Southern Memoir by J. Nicole Jones
The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian
The Wedding by Dorothy West
Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark
34 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
Book of Samuel
The Prompts:
1. B is for Bildungsroman. Do you have a favourite bildungsroman (or coming of age story)?
2. B is for Beach (be careful how you pronounce it!). What would you recommend for a beach read? B is for Beagle, not a prompt but a chance to see our Beagle, Abby.
3. B is for Best. What is the best book you have read this year so far?
4. B is for Bookshop or Bookstore? Do you have a favourite Bookstore?
5. B is for Banned Books? Is there any book you think should be banned?
6. B is for Bible? What is your favourite book of the Bible and what trigger warnings do you think it should have?
7. B is for Bookshelf. Show me your bookshelf/bookshelves.
8. B is for Brazil. Paolo Coelhos The Alchemist has been translated into 70 languages, have you read any Paolo Coelho and if so what did you think of his book(s)?
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![#Victober Week One [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3JAxqn9Td8U/hqdefault.jpg "#Victober Week One [CC]
In which I share what I am reading, what I am drinking, what I am knitting, etc. during Victober where we celebrate all things Victorian. #Victober2021
***WHAT I AM DRINKING:
Harney and Sons https://www.harney.com/
I am drinking the blend VICTORIAN LONDON FOG out of my Penguin Press Mug
***WHAT I AM READING:
DANIEL DERONDA by George Eliot
Essay about George Eliot’s looks: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/george-eliots-ugly-beauty
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW by Anthony Trollope
(I also briefly mention some books I will talk about soon, but there is no detail or evaluation her in this video)
***WHAT I AM KNITTING:
Simple asymmetric dark-red-and-navy striped shawl
STUDY HALL SHAWL which I hope to deliver to its recipient in just a couple of weeks
***BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED:
@takingteawithcatherine
@shawnbreathesbooks
Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
@brittabohlerthesecondshelf
Cara @WildeBookGarden
@katehowereads
@saintdonoghue
Jordan Parsons: https://youtu.be/UQCdXy0Psww
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Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com")
